Elevation Waterloo Sermons

This Sunday we continue our journey through the Apostle’s Creed. Devon explores the articles of “the holy worldwide church, and the communion of Christ followers,” centering on ideas around the family of God, and what it means to belong to something far from perfect.

Descending, Ascending, Returning: Christ’s Love in the Creeds In this message, we explore one of the most perplexing passages of the Apostles’ Creed, which includes:  He descended to the dead, ascended to the right hand of the Father, and will come again to judge the living and the dead. What if far from the fear-driven images of fire and brimstone, the judgment of Christ isn’t about exclusion or...

This Sunday, we're continuing our series Living the Creed: A Fresh Perspective . We’ll dive into the second line of the Creed: “I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord.” We will take some time to explore the significance of Jesus’ divinity. What does it mean for us today? Does it shape how we understand justice, and our calling to love? What does it look like to discover or redisco...

This Sunday we are beginning a new series titled “Living the Creed: A fresh perspective.” We will look at how the ancient creeds came to be and examine how the statement of beliefs that form the Apostles Creed can positively influence how we live out our faith. This week we begin with “I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth”. 

We live in a culture obsessed with youth, yet aging is a universal reality. Ecclesiastes talks about youth as being "meaningless" but also implores us to remember God in the days of our youth. This week end our Summer series on Ecclesiastes while we explore the value of youth and aging and what it means to follow Jesus in every stage of our lives.

This Sunday, join us as we continue in our series on Ecclesiastes, exploring the theme of confronting death—not only physical death, but the death of ideas, relationships, organizations, and aspects of our lives that no longer serve us. We’ll reflect on what it means to be resurrection people, finding hope and renewal in the very act of letting go. Together, we’ll confront the struggle to release...

Relationships and community are important.  Much of our personal happiness (or unhappiness) arises from the health of our relationships with others and sense of belonging. This week, Mark Dettweiler will be examining  how the “cord of three strands” in Ecclesiastes can inform our understanding of healthy relationships and supportive communities.

We are in the sixth week of our Summer Series, digging into the book and themes of Ecclesiastes. This week we’ll be continuing to ask questions about what we do with the very real, seemingly pessimistic and hopeless nature of the words that the author presents. In light of the meaningless nature of everything around us, how do we go on? If life is a vapour, what do we hang on to? How does the life...

This week, join Devon as he explores the theme of work (toil and labour) in the book of Ecclesiastes. Together, we will discuss what work can and cannot contribute to our lives today. 

This Sunday, we continue our study of Ecclesiastes, exploring the raw honesty of its author. We'll reflect on how this ancient text invites us to confront the world's suffering with open eyes and compassionate hearts, and grants us liberating permission to be honest about our own struggles, suffering, doubts, despair and disillusionment as a path to healing and growth.  Together, we'll...

Summertime, and the living is … meaningless?!?  The Teacher of Ecclesiastes contends that everything in life is ultimately in vain and therefore meaningless. Is the Teacher completely correct or could there be something more?  What might Jesus have to say to the Teacher? Join Mark Dettweiler as he explores these questions.   Question 1:  What gives life meaning?  In the Teacher’s view, “meaning” o...

We are told that moderation is a virtue, but it is easy to call for moderation when you are in a place of comfort and privilege. This week we will look at a number of passages of scripture and consider how they could be used to both help and to harm and discern together what it means to listen to the Spirit as a community.  Please note that due to a technical glitch, the first portion of the sermo...

This Sunday we open up our nine-part series on one of the most difficult books of the Old Testament. Devon explores how the uncomfortable and abstract nature of Ecclesiastes is intentionally present, and also an essential aspect of the teaching of this book. 

The Youth took over our regular Sunday gathering! This week, our Youth commandeered over pretty much the whole service, including the welcome and greetings, worship, communion, announcements, kids dismissal, and teaching. Tessa (and Parker) spoke about Jesus as the embodiment of God living a life to the fullest through humility and surrender, capturing the essence of Philippians 2:5-11. 

This Sunday, we’re continuing our 2-week ‘Church as a Common Collective’ series with a look at how God can bring beauty out of brokenness. Join us as Mel, Shane, and Sophie each share their personal stories about God’s providence in times of despair. Please note that this week's message contains sensitive content, including discussions on health crises, homophobia, loss, and miscarriage.

This week, join us as we explore the theme of God’s miraculous intervention throughout the Old Testament and its profound connection to Pentecost. Together, we’ll ponder the intriguing question: Why does goodness often seems chaotic in this world?

Understanding our own belovedness transforms us, and in doing so transforms our understanding of others. When we see others through the eyes of Jesus’ love we realize that even our enemies are beloved. But belovedness does not mean we lack boundaries, but instead belovedness calls us into transformed living.  This week, Brian will be rounding off the current series with his topic on how  Belovedne...

As we continue our series on  Belovedness , Cathleen will guide us through “Breaking the Binary of Belovedness.” We’ll explore how everyone, from the prodigal to the powerful, from the marginalized to the magnified, is deeply cherished. Join us as we embark on a journey beyond the constraints of binary thinking to recognizing, celebrating and embracing the belovedness of all, paving the way for in...

This Sunday we will begin a sermon series on Belovedness. Mark Dettweiler will speak about the positive changes that arise as we embrace God’s love for us and live each day as His beloved.  

In the accounts of the Resurrection recorded in the varied Gospels a strange theme occurs: when Jesus shows up after the his resurrection even the people who knew Him most intimately fail to recognize Him! Join us this Easter morning as we look at these puzzling stories and unpack the ways that we too can fail to recognize Jesus and the work of Resurrection in own lives. 

Join us on Palm Sunday as we explore repentance as a radical reimagining of a better world beyond our current constructs. Discover how the crowds lining the streets on Palm Sunday struggled to envision a better way, and how Jesus’ entrance was inviting both them and us to imagine and partner with Him in ushering in the new KINdom.

As we continue in our series on repentance and repair, we will look at the Galatian church to see how fear often prevents us from living  out the full freedom of following Jesus. 

This week we will continue to dig into our Repentance and Repair series as we walk through the season of Lent. We will be spending some time exploring what it looks like to approach the practices of repentance and repair communally, as well as sharing the Eucharist together as a community.

This past Sunday, Devon Wagler invited us to explore repentance in light of hidden injustices in our midst, and around the world. We explored a practice of communal grace united with our repentance, and discussed modes of repair in our lives. If you missed it or would like to hear it again, head on over to our podcast.

This past Sunday, we started our lent season with a look at the series themed 'Repentance and Repair'. If you missed out, join teaching team member Brian Pengelly on our podcast as he helps us explore the theme, leaning on the scripture from Matthew 12:1-8.